While we admire and support the Christmas campaigns that we see pop up in December, we also know that help is urgently needed all year round, each and every year. As some people pack away after the festive break, we are still here.
Our support is not limited to a food package, but it leaps beyond - we form connections, we listen and respond to everyone who steps through our doors. We open up a warm, safe, environment which aims to feel like a home away from home.
For us to continue to thrive and grow, and keep supporting as many people as possible, we are asking you to become a Friend of Cooking Champions. Even a donation of just £5-10 per month can make a HUGE impact on the lives of those who come through our doors.
Pop to our People's Fundraising page to donate, and we promise to keep you updated with how your support is making a difference. Thank you, we appreciate you! Team Cooking Champions
A winter shelter scheme for people who are suffering from homelessness is seeking to recruit volunteers and raise funds to cover operating costs. Several churches in Enfield borough will be used as shelters, including St John's in Palmers Green.
All People All Places
The winter shelter scheme is run by All People All Places, a charity with a remit to serve people who have issues caused by homelessness. All People All Places, which has been running a similar scheme in Haringey since.......
If you're planning to send charity Christmas cards this year, be careful where you buy them from! If you purchase them from a well-known High Street name, the chances are that most of the money you spend will go to the retailer, not to the charity. Very few shops pass on more than 25 per cent of the selling price to the named charity, and the average figure is actually closer to 10 per cent.
The alternative is to buy from a pop-up charity Christmas card shop run by Cards for Good.......
Some special events coming up at the Ruth Winston Centre: Annual Meeting at RWC - anyone can join us for the annual meeting in the Davies Room on Thursday 22nd October 2015 at 2.30pm, light refreshments after. First come first serve for a seat.
Women First Guided Walk: Saturday 24th October 2015 Meet St Pauls underground by cafe Nero 11am. This surprising walk relates some interesting stories about pioneering women in The City. Led by Joe Studman - 07875 537.......
North London Hospice organising a spectacular talent show to raise money to help fund its work.
North London's Got Talent will be held at the Arts Depot in North Finchley on 6th February 2016.
North London Hospice provides specialist end-of-life care to over 1,500 patients, and supports their friends and families - all completely free of charge in the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey.
The Hospice is looking for talented individuals to take part in the competition!! There will.......
Companion animals and the elderly
It is widely acknowledged that pets can positively benefit the well-being of elderly owners. For many elderly people living on their own, their pets are their reason for living.
They are constant companions - on hand 24 hours a day, every day, comforting, loving and protecting their owners - not only from outside threats, but also offering the more subtle form of protection from loneliness and despair.
Pets are warm and intensely loyal. They do not.......
The following information about volunteering opportunities was posted on the Enfield Council website this week.
Volunteering is fun, rewarding and it changes lives - volunteer now for Enfield's Library and Museum Service.We are looking for people from a range of ages and backgrounds to help us deliver fantastic projects in our Libraries, Local Studies Unit and Museum for the benefit of the whole community.We have opportunities from helping out with our children's activities to sharing your IT.......
The Enfield Young People's Project (EYPP) needs volunteers! If you are looking for a volunteering opportunity working with young people and are over 18, apply today!
You will be supporting your people with interpersonal skills, to build their sense of responsibility and to make positive decisions about their education, health and future
You will also be
Making a positive contribution to your community
Learning new skills
Boosting your career options.
The next project starts on 4.......
Enfield Carers' Centre - a volunteer-staffed organisation that looks after volunteer carers - is looking to recruit additional trustees to its Executive Board, who must have skills in the following specific areas:
organisational managment
marketing
fundraising.
For details of the specific vacancies and the role of trustees, please download these two documents:
ECC Trustee Vacancies July 2015
ECC Trustee Information Pack.
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Sureka Fernando, who runs the Salsa with Sureka dance lessons in Bowes Park, is organising a fund-raising party this weekend for the North London Samaritans.
You are warmly invited to our Summer Party in aid of North London Samaritans on Saturday 11 July!
All welcome - please bring friends, partners, random party people - the more the merrier!!!
Here's the plan...
6.45pm: Dinner at Ciao Bella, 86-90 Lamb's Conduit St, London WC1N 3LZ. (Nearest Tube: Russell Square) Table.......